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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 252: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 252.2

DFARS 252.219-7011 Notification to delay performance.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This clause tells a contractor not to start work on an 8(a) purchase order until 2 working days have passed after receiving it. This waiting period lets the Small Business Administration check whether the contractor is eligible for the 8(a) award. If the SBA finds the contractor ineligible during those 2 days, the purchase order is treated as canceled.

Applies to: Contractors receiving an 8(a) purchase order under this clause

What it requires

  • Do not begin performance until 2 working days have passed from receipt of the purchase order
  • Wait for notification from the Small Business Administration or instructions from the Contracting Officer before beginning performance

Key terms: 8(a) award · Small Business Administration · Contracting Officer · purchase order · determination of ineligibility

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

As prescribed in 219.811-3 (3), use the following clause:

Notification To Delay Performance (JUN 1998)

The Contractor shall not begin performance under this purchase order until 2 working days have passed from the date of its receipt. Unless the Contractor receives notification from the Small Business Administration that it is ineligible for this 8(a) award, or otherwise receives instructions from the Contracting Officer, performance under this purchase order may begin on the third working day following receipt of the purchase order. If a determination of ineligibility is issued within the 2-day period, the purchase order shall be considered canceled.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 252.219-7010 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants—Partnership Agreement · 252.219-7012 Competition for Religious-Related Services. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 252

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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